List of tramways in Queensland provides three separate lists, each in alphabetical order of the key identifier. They are:
* Non sugar cane tramways, ordered by Tramway Name as contained in Wikipedia articles.
* Sugar cane tramways, ordered by Sugar Mill Name, of which not all mills have a Wikipedia article.
* Miscellaneous tramways for which only limited information is available, ordered by Enterprise Name as contained in Wikipedia articles
This list article does not include the
Brisbane tramway network, the
Brisbane Tramway Museum, the
Gold Coast light rail
G:link, also known as the Gold Coast Light Rail, is a light rail system serving the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, and is the sole light rail system in Queensland. The system forms part of the TransLink's South East Queensland public t ...
, or the
Rockhampton steam tram network.
The information listed is derived from the references and from the wikilinked articles (including those in “See also”)
Non sugar cane tramways
Except where shown otherwise these tramways had a gauge of . They were regarded as tramways because of their lighter construction, and because they did not compete with government railways. The Mapleton Tramway, a former sugar cane tramway, is included in this list because it has its own article, and is heritage listed.
Tramway lengths are shown in miles to conform to other Australian railway articles. Where the source shows the distance in kilometres some small difference may occur due to rounding.
Sugar cane tramways
With the exception of the Oaklands and Pioneer mill tramways, with a gauge of , and the Morayfield line (), these tramways have a gauge of . None of these tramways have their own article, but some of the mills have articles in which the associated tramway network is mentioned. Most of the locality articles contain some information about the associated sugar mill/s.
Shared sugar cane tramways
The following mills, through common ownership arrangements, share their tramway networks:
[
* Farleigh, Marian, Pleystowe and Racecourse;
* Macknade and Victoria;
* Babinda, Mourilyan and South Johnstone;
* Invicta and Kalamia (via a dual gauge track over the Pioneer line)
]
Other early tramways
This list shows early enterprises that had some form of tramway, of which little is known.
See also
* Rail tramways In Queensland
* List of sugar mills in Queensland
The sugar industry is an important industry in Australia valued at $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion per annum, much of which is generated through export. Requiring a hot climate and plenty of water, sugarcane is predominantly grown in Queensland w ...
* 2 ft gauge railways in Australia
A list of narrow-gauge railways in Australia.
Installations
See also
* 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways
*Heritage railway
* Narrow-gauge railways in Australia
*Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania
The history of the Railways on the West ...
* Tramway (industrial)
Tramways are lightly laid rail transport, railways, sometimes with the wagons or carriages moved without locomotives. Because individual tramway infrastructure is not intended to carry the weight of typical standard-gauge railway equipment, the ...
* Mackay Railway
The Mackay Railway was a line situated in the Pioneer River valley in North Queensland, Australia. It opened in a series of sections between 1885 and 1911. It had three short branches, parts of which were initially built by the local governme ...
References
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Sugar mills in Queensland
Queensland-related lists
2 ft gauge railways in Australia
Narrow gauge railways in Australia